# New member - Hampshire - V5 Questions
**URL:** https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829
**Category:** New members start here
**Tags:** registration
**Created:** [6 October 2026 17:26 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829 "2026-10-06T17:26:46Z")
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### Author:  [@Tony\_Smith1983](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Tony_Smith1983)
#### Post date: [6 October 2026 17:26 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/1 "2026-10-06T17:26:46Z")
Good afternoon everyone.
New to the forum.
I am currently building what is believed to be an 83 lemans 1000s, It was given to me in a very very sorry state.
It came in a partially finished cafe racer conversion, where over the past year i have been collecting bits, modifying and fettling the look and finish to get to a point where i am now completly rebuilding the whole bike.
This is how she came to me, Not running, and in a very sad condition.
Before i stripped it down, i made sure she ran beautifully, and everything mechanically (engine wise) was good, so i know i was working with a trouble free engine.
That part has now been finished. and she is pretty
I have gotten a little further. and am now working on the frame.
So here starts my problem.
The bike has got a V5, and a registration, which is on a Q plate.
But…
In removing alot of the brackets that have been welded on over the years, i uncovered the original frame number.
With that, i started upon a quest. Has this frame ever been registered in the UK before?
So i hit google to find somewhere that would do a vin search on 7 digits. Nothing anywhere.
they either didnt do a 7 digit search, or had no records.
I would so love to be able to keep the original VIN, but i cannot just go to the DVLA as i do not have the reg associated with that VIN. so cannot apply for the V5 on that VIN.
Are there any records anywhere that i may be able to get something that i will then be able to use to either track down the REG, or apply for a V5 on that VIN for an age related plate.
So thats where i am.
Tony.
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### Author:  [@Phil\_Gough](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Phil_Gough)
#### Post date: [6 October 2026 17:49 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/2 "2026-10-06T17:49:36Z")
Evening Tony,
83 le mans would be a mk 111 850, 1000s came out in 89, from your 1st pic’ that’s a mk111 fuel tank are your cabs 36mm ? If so that points to it being a mk111, engine should have a VF prefix👍
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### Author:  [@Tony\_Smith1983](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Tony_Smith1983)
#### Post date: [6 October 2026 18:21 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/3 "2026-10-06T18:21:02Z")
I believe it’s prefixed V V
It may well have been an 850 when it was first built. This may well be a bitsa
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### Author:  [@DaiG](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/DaiG)
#### Post date: [6 October 2026 18:43 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/4 "2026-10-06T18:43:55Z")
I’m possibly wrong (not that that would be anything new!) but doesn’t the club have a dating officer? I know there’s a Dutch site with all the known numbers on it, but that won’t be good enough for Swansea.
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### Author:  [@Phil\_Gough](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Phil_Gough)
#### Post date: [7 October 2026 06:23 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/5 "2026-10-07T06:23:56Z")
V V is a good sign, it’s the big valve 950 prefix 👍
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### Author:  [@Nik\_Wallis](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Nik_Wallis)
#### Post date: [7 October 2026 07:37 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/6 "2026-10-07T07:37:03Z")
Tony, there is a company online called [www.vin2reg.com](http://www.vin2reg.com). I have personally used them with success for a LM3 frame i was given but with no V5. Email them with the VIN and any other details and the cost, at the time, was £5. I believe it may be slightly more now! If the bike has been registered in this country they should be able to help. The whole process took about 20 mins and i now have a LM3 Frame with a V5c and i even managed to get it registered as historic!
Good luck, Nik
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### Author:  [@Don-Spada](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Don-Spada)
#### Post date: [7 October 2026 19:21 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/7 "2026-10-07T19:21:41Z")
If enquiring with someone like vin2reg make sure you send them the frame number as VV and then the numbers that follow after between the stars when stamped into the frame.
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### Author:  [@Tony\_Smith1983](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Tony_Smith1983)
#### Post date: [7 October 2026 19:29 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/8 "2026-10-07T19:29:17Z")
I’ve tried Vin2Reg and they didn’t have any luck finding my frame number. Said they could not find any information on it 😞
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### Author:  [@Tony\_Smith1983](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Tony_Smith1983)
#### Post date: [7 October 2026 19:30 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/9 "2026-10-07T19:30:10Z")
My frame is designated VD. I sent them the number it should be an they couldn’t help me unfortunately
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### Author:  [@Phil\_Gough](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/u/Phil_Gough)
#### Post date: [7 October 2026 21:17 UTC](https://forum.motoguzziclub.co.uk/t/new-member-hampshire-v5-questions/24829/10 "2026-10-07T21:17:12Z")
VD prefix is a T3 frame 🤔